Omanis

Agreement for full time jobs for Omanis

Muscat - Musimchronicle

An agreement to facilitate full time employment of Omanis was signed on Saturday. The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Training Fund. The MOU is to facilitate employment of trainees on full time basis following completion of their respective training programmes. The National Training Fund would finance the programme following allocationRead more

Omanis beat the odds to complete difficult expedition in Iceland

Iceland - Arab today

Our group arrived to Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik, at the same time, and I spent much of our only day in the city becoming acquainted with the group. Arctic Trucks, the Icelandic company which organised the expedition, had sponsored me on this Omani expedition. The company, which has a base in Dubai and specialises in modifying vehicles, provided the impressiveRead more

Attempt to smuggle drugs foiled in Oman, three held

Quriyat - Arab today

Police foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs into the country and arrested three suspects in connection with the crime. The Department of Narcotics Control, in cooperation with the special police unit, coast guards, air wings unit and K9 unit, were able to foil an attempt by three suspects to smuggle narcotics into the Sultanate via the sea in Dagmar Beach. Read more

Medics find elderly people in Musandam are healthier than younger villagers

Khasab - Arab today

Lifestyle choices are to blame for younger Omanis in Musandam being unhealthier than their parents, said a doctor working at a mobile clinic in the Sultanate’s northern outpost. Dr. Wael Jaber and his team of five doctors from the Cleveland Clinic in collaboration with the Six Senses Zighy Bay (SSZB) Resort provided free health check-ups to residents recently. “We sawRead more

Trade expo offers Omanis a glimpse of Thai

Muscat - Arab today

Around 100 exhibitors and 22,000 visitors are expected to attend Thai Trade Exhibition Oman 2017, which will run from May 9 to 13 at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC), Muscat. The Thai Trade Exhibition Oman 2017 (TTXO 2017) will provide buyers from Oman with the opportunity to savour the best of Thailand’s numerous quality products. “TTXO 2017 isRead more

New Saudi-Oman road to open beginning of 2017

Muscat - ArabToday

Saudis and Omanis are eagerly waiting for the opening of a 680kilometre-long road linking Oman with Saudi Arabia via the Empty Quarter. It’s expected to be a historic milestone linking two of the biggest countries of the GCC by land for the first time ever. The Saudi Transport Ministry has affirmed that the road linking the two countries will beRead more